My daughter found this old family photo recently and shared it on social media with her thoughts – which I am totally and unashamedly stealing for the powerful life lessons it contains for all of us!
In her words:
A photo so classic fantastic that it must be documented on the internet. But the more I looked at it, the more I realized how accurate this is a picture of my life right now – and how important it is for us to continually have this childlike faith perspective of looking up with smiles, with hope and patience that whatever we are trying to fly in life can and will be all that it can be. Even when life comes to crossroads and tough decisions, knowing God is the wind, I can smile and LOOK UP with confidence knowing He’s got it even if I don’t understand it. I’ve got my dad holding me so I’m planted firmly. And He does the SAME thing in my life!! I’ve got my brother beside me encouraging me and my cousin behind me representing ALL the people that I know are with me. My mom is probably taking the photo, behind the camera making sure I stay FOCUSED. I could go on but for now will stop my rant to encourage you as I encourage myself with Mary Poppins quotes from both movies “let’s go fly a kite” and “there’s nowhere to go but UP”
“…the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:2-5
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” John 16:12-13
